Gary Drenzek

Verrillon, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets fiber optic components. It offers optical fibers for harsh environments, such as temperature and pressure monitoring systems, gyroscopes, fiber lasers and communication components and modules. The firm also provides fibers that are encapsulated in a variety of metallic tubes; avionic cabled fibers for intra avionic platform communications; harsh environment optical fibers for extreme well conditions and custom fiber optic solutions. The company was founded in 2000 by Abdel Soufiane and is headquartered in Duncan, SC.

Lucent Technologies used to design, develop and manufacture telecommunications systems, software and products. The company was headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, UK.